Undeclared Panache

Remember back in January when I claimed my goal to sew one garment a month? No? Well, with all that has happened since then, I barely do either. Now that I'm (almost) caught up with all my house projects, I have been back to the sewing machine the past two weekends. After three months off, I dove in with something brand new to me, an undergarment. Crop tops are so hot right now, so I thought I'd jump on the band wagon. I used some leather I had left over from my DIY Planner Cover project and whipped together a snake embossed leather bustier, inspired by this Ferragamo piece.

I couldn't think of too many places I could wear a snake-leather bustier, so for my second garment, I made a dress that works with the first. This asymmetrical, bat-winged dress perfectly shows a tiny hit of the snake, and the metallic sheen to the leather looks like a little piece of back jewelry. Despite my challenges with this fabric (there were many), I think it turned out alright, and I am excited to wear it to one of the many weddings I'll be attending this summer.

Undeclared Panache

Lauren began Undeclared Panache in 2008 as creative diary, with hopes that others would find inspiration in her everyday musings. She is lover of glitter, vintage clothes, dogs, paper goods, Italy, confetti, pizza and parties. Lauren is a handbag designer by day and moonlights as a blogger, maker and DIY queen to channel her enthusiasm for fashion, interiors, entertaining and more.

Undeclared Panache is an ever-evolving journal of all the lovely things Lauren chronicles from her daily life in the New York City fashion industry.